California strongly objects to Trump's plan to pump more delta water south

"The Trump administration is seeking to weaken environmental protections for fish and pump more water to farmlands in California. State officials have objected to the plan, warning that it would threaten native fish and reduce water to millions of Southern Californians. The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and pump more water to Central Valley farmlands, according to letters obtained by the Los Angeles Times."

"The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently notified California agencies that it plans to pump more water out of the delta into the southbound aqueducts of the federally operated Central Valley Project. That would send more water to farmlands and communities across the San Joaquin Valley. The proposal advances a January executive order by President Trump and weakens protections for several kinds of fish whose populations have declined significantly in recent years."

The Trump administration plans to reduce environmental safeguards for threatened fish in the Sacramento-San-Joaquin River Delta and increase pumping to the Central Valley Project aqueducts, routing more water to farmlands and communities in the San Joaquin Valley. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation notified California agencies of the change. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration and three state agencies objected, warning the move would threaten native fish and reduce water available to millions in Southern California. Some Central Valley growers support increased deliveries and have long criticized state policies as harmful to agriculture. Officials say increased pumping will have significant negative consequences for fish and delta ecosystems.

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